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the verb.
eat - eating
speak - speaking
cook - cooking
start - starting
do - doing
stay - staying
fix - fixing
try - trying
Verbs ending with -e (with the exception of verbs ending in -ee and
-ie)
Drop the -e and add ING
hope - hoping
ride - riding
make - making
write - writing
agree - agreeing
flee - fleeing
see - seeing
die - dying
tie - tying
lie lying
Verbs ending with one vowel and one consonant (with the exception
of w, x, and y)
For one syllable verbs
double the consonant and add -ING
jog - jogging
sit - sitting
run - running
stop - stopping
answer - answering
offer - offering
listen - listening
visit - visiting
If the 2nd syllable is stressed , double the consonant and add ING
admit - admitting
prefer - preferring
begin - beginning